Wendy Murphy could not believe the judge's order. She was serving as an attorney for the plaintiff in a Nebraska rape case, and the judge had just given her client a number of words she could not use in the courtroom — including the word "rape."
When students call the Health Services number after hours, they are not connected to a staff member at Brown. Instead, students reach a medical advice service called Nurse Response, which has many locations all over the country.
Library union members voted 25 to 14 Tuesday to accept an agreement reached at the end of Monday's bargaining session, according to Karen McAninch '74, the union's business agent.
Brown received high marks — and tied with two other schools for a first-place ranking — from an institute dedicated to advancing sustainability for its efforts to be a green campus.
The Brown University Community Council met Tuesday evening to revisit the issue of holding University events at off-campus venues engaged in labor disputes, look at suggested improvements to undergraduate housing and hear a presentation on initiatives and planning for the Swearer Center for Public Service. ...
The University and the libraries union reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year labor contract Monday night, more than a month after the last contract was set to expire.
Over 70 students filled Peterutti Lounge Monday night for the opening convocation of the 10th annual Southeast Asian Heritage Week. The week, titled "Re(RIGHT)ing What We SEA," is sponsored by the Watson Institute, the Program in Literary Arts and the Third World Center and will feature events including ...
About a dozen students and a few adults formed a circle around U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Monday night in the Rhode Island School of Design's Tap Room for a 45-minute discussion about energy policy.
The Department of Facilities Management has partnered with a student group to give the campus a chance to compete for the title of greenest in that nation.
From Oct. 30 through Nov. 4, the student group Strait Talk hosted the sixth annual Brown University Strait Talk Symposium, addressing issues related to the cross-strait conflict between mainland China and Taiwan. The symposium included a conflict resolution exercise among 15 Chinese, Taiwanese and American ...
Inspired by an interest in conditions for U.S. farm workers, a group of undergraduates is pursuing an independent study project intended to "lay the groundwork for potential research" on agricultural politics in New England, according to Becca Rast '13, one of the students involved.
A collaboration among the Department of Computer Science, the University Library Center for Digital Initiatives and the Department of Italian Studies — with sponsorship from Microsoft Research — created "Garibaldi on the Surface," the centerpiece of "Growing Knowledge: The Evolution of Research," ...
A rally in support of library workers Friday reached its peak as more than 100 filled the first floor of University Hall for about five minutes.
"We have to keep the campus hydrated and have appropriate alternatives in place," said Beyond the Bottle steering committee member Jason Harris '10.5 at last Friday's Water Week panel, "Why No More Bottled Water?"
Last month, fliers appeared in dining halls announcing Brown had been recognized by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals as a vegan-friendly school, though it was eliminated in the first round of voting for the designation of most vegan-friendly college.
In the moment leading up to Daniel Choi coming out as gay to his mother, he could tell she sensed something was bothering him.
Negotiators for the University and the libraries union met Thursday for the first time since last Friday, with the thrice-extended union contract set to expire Monday, more than a month past its original expiration date.
According to a recent Herald poll, President Obama continues to receive large support from Brown students, with 77.5 percent approving of his job performance as president — 18.5 percent strongly approving and 59 percent somewhat approving. Only about 18 percent of students — 13.3 percent somewhat ...
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ruth Simmons is handling her job as president of Brown University? Strongly approve: 34.8% Somewhat approve: 39.2% Somewhat disapprove: 4.5% Strongly disapprove: 1.4% Don't know / No answer: 20.1% Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Undergraduate ...
As students registered for the spring semester, they may have noticed an additional feature available on the Banner Course Scheduler — the ability to view a list of the textbooks that they will require for each class.
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